Okay, really scraping the bottom of the shoebox here but I thought John Medley and others might like to identify this one. I'm guessing from other negatives in the packet it's the early '60s, but I could be wrong. I would be fairly sure it's NSW.

I have been reliably informed that this car is the Bulant, built about 1960 by Brian Rawlings and the first of his cars to carry that name (note one "l"). It ran a s.v. Morris 8 engine, gearbox and back axle, which was narrowed on one side to let the tailshaft run under the driver's right elbow. The lost rear track was regained by using Buick wheels reversed. Front suspension was swing axle, initially with Morris steering box, later with Lloyd Hartnett rack and pinion. Chassis was multi-tube, built by Brian, as was the alloy bodywork. He claimed he built it for 67 pounds ten shillings, not counting engine and gearbox. It was never very powerful, but it was light and it went round corners pretty well. It is currently owned by I## B##### in Victoria.

I noticed the three provisional stripes on the rear - can anyone recall if we kept them for the three signatures or was one deleted as we obtained each signature?

Awesome that we have people on here that can give credit to 30 and 40 year old photos.............having said that I'm always taken back at the amount of personal photos that are up-loaded on this forum.

I really wasn't all that sure about the Lazich identification, it really does look like the Pirahna, but on closer inspection the single Weber is a bit of a giveaway!

It's not Alan Stewart, by the way. The rollover bar is not high enough and it really does look very Elfin Mono. I was, in fact, going to nominate Owen Jones but I thought it was before his time in that car!

Bob Beasley's Bowin, a couple of F3 cars, perhaps (Minogue?), and then possibly Bob Young in an Elfin 600 FF.

I can confirm the Minogue car, distinctive exhaust system. I have no idea how Ray identified it as a Mono though (which it is of course). I owned the car a couple of years later still with that exhaust system.

The Phil Moore Elfin had been sold by Phil by then, was owned by Derry George I think. Phil borrowed it back for that meeting. I was lucky enough to be his gopher, travelling with him from Adelaide to Melbourne to pick up the car, on to Sydney and then back via Melbourne to Adelaide. I remember that pretty well because I actually got to drive Phil's GTHO drom Albury to Melbourne (with trailer of course) - the only time I ever drove a GTHO! Made quite an impression on me.

I really wasn't all that sure about the Lazich identification, it really does look like the Pirahna, but on closer inspection the single Weber is a bit of a giveaway!

It's not Alan Stewart, by the way. The rollover bar is not high enough and it really does look very Elfin Mono. I was, in fact, going to nominate Owen Jones but I thought it was before his time in that car!

I've posted this shot on an earlier occasion.....to marvel at the ill-fitting helmet & low roll-bar safety issues,but this picture raises the issue of how the car handled with wing tabs on the front, but no rear wing.

I've posted this shot on an earlier occasion.....to marvel at the ill-fitting helmet & low roll-bar safety issues,but this picture raises the issue of how the car handled with wing tabs on the front, but no rear wing.

or that the helmet straps are so loose that it has lifted off the drivers head!! and is trying to stretch their neck!

Originally posted by 2BobI can confirm the Minogue car, distinctive exhaust system. I have no idea how Ray identified it as a Mono though (which it is of course). I owned the car a couple of years later still with that exhaust system.

The Phil Moore Elfin had been sold by Phil by then, was owned by Derry George I think. Phil borrowed it back for that meeting.....

I mentioned Elfin in relation to the second car, the Owen Jones car... mainly based on general appearance and in particular the windscreen...

As for my suggestions, I was looking at wheel sizes and concluded they were more likely F3 than F2. Then, on looking at the race report I saw that Bob Minogue was mentioned as the quickest of the F3s (and I don't think any others rated a mention!), and in those times there were few F3s that would be looking for a way past a quick FF (as Bob Beasley was), so it was logical to suggest Bob for the second car.

I don't recall Derry George owning the 300, but I would like to know why the car wasn't mentioned in the race report. Did it get to race day?

I mentioned Elfin in relation to the second car, the Owen Jones car... mainly based on general appearance and in particular the windscreen...

As for my suggestions, I was looking at wheel sizes and concluded they were more likely F3 than F2. Then, on looking at the race report I saw that Bob Minogue was mentioned as the quickest of the F3s (and I don't think any others rated a mention!), and in those times there were few F3s that would be looking for a way past a quick FF (as Bob Beasley was), so it was logical to suggest Bob for the second car.

I don't recall Derry George owning the 300, but I would like to know why the car wasn't mentioned in the race report. Did it get to race day?

The reply above about helmets and rollbars. His rollbar is probably high enough, just his helmet has lifted 2" on his head!!
And the big sportys at WF. 7 [John Harvey?] has a high rollbar with no bracing and the car behind has bracing but the rollbar is far too low.

I assure you, the roll bar was braced. Check post 3856 of this thread.

It's worth noting that Doug had already tried out rolling in an open car, I saw him roll his Sprite at Lakeside in 1964, while his horrendous Elan crash saw that car as an open car before it finished flipping.

I think the Falcon above is Wayne Rogerson, Lynton. And I don't think there's any helmets lifting, Owen Jones' was ill-fitting, I reckon.

I assure you, the roll bar was braced. Check post 3856 of this thread.

It's worth noting that Doug had already tried out rolling in an open car, I saw him roll his Sprite at Lakeside in 1964, while his horrendous Elan crash saw that car as an open car before it finished flipping.

I think the Falcon above is Wayne Rogerson, Lynton. And I don't think there's any helmets lifting, Owen Jones' was ill-fitting, I reckon.

He'd need to be two places at once.....both photos were taken at the same meeting.Who's been to Oran Park for a night meeting, then eh?You think he'd take them off, although he did tend to be leading the race,so he probably wasn't bothered about getting them smashed up.!!

There seems to be no shortage of early model Falcon Sports Sedans in NSW. They seemed more popular there than anywhere else. Though they were then comparitivly late model cars when Lynton too the pics.

He'd need to be two places at once.....both photos were taken at the same meeting.Who's been to Oran Park for a night meeting, then eh?You think he'd take them off, although he did tend to be leading the race,so he probably wasn't bothered about getting them smashed up.!!

Hmmmmm maybe a different meeting? I was at my fav spot with Dad's Yashica 35....ummm no zoom

Lynton's photo is probably not the same car, while the red one with stripes across the nose undoubtedly is... note the left hand drive!

Lee... I always got the impression there were more early Falcons running in Tasmania than anywhere else. I can only think of these few and Don Algie's in NSW, though there might well have been one or two more.

Robin Pare (Tas) in the Don Elliot Mustang. It is a good shot and quite a surprise to me as I wasn't aware they ever ran the car in NSW. Car is now owned by Chas Kelly and fully restored to that period's livery.
We have plenty of shots of it on the oldracephotos website from 1966 thru to when Robin Bessant bought it in 1972 and ran it in Shell colours if your interested. Elliot then bought the Bryan Thomson Camaro for Pare to race.

Robin Pare (Tas) in the Don Elliot Mustang. It is a good shot and quite a surprise to me as I wasn't aware they ever ran the car in NSW. Car is now owned by Chas Kelly and fully restored to that period's livery.We have plenty of shots of it on the oldracephotos website from 1966 thru to when Robin Bessant bought it in 1972 and ran it in Shell colours if your interested. Elliot then bought the Bryan Thomson Camaro for Pare to race.

Ta, thats what got me me ,I 2 never knew that car raced in NSW.Looks as if its running wider wheels then App J 6 inch ie 1970?Nice car with a strong history,great to see it restored/survived.

A friend of mine , Graham Slater, a great guy who sadly died just before Winton Historic Last year was a part time journo for racing car news as a contributor. He wrote a column titled Mainly Melbourne.

So he had a collection of car magazines that his wife has given to me. There are 7 x 55 tubs of them. Now that's a lot of magazines.
I have just delved into the latest one and pulled out a racing car news special publication titled " The Fabulous Farm".

A history of the Tasman Cup races contested at Sydney's Warwick Farm circuit by the cream of International and Australian stars.

This magazine is in mint condition. It was printed in 1979 probably about 60 -70 pages

American Torque Thrust are still advailable now. 8 or 10"x 15". Though I feel in those days they were 9" wide,, with about 3" backspace.And a few different styles. Or maybe 5 spoke Ansens. Moffats Mustang had them when it first arrived though it gained Minilites quite quickly, which were 10" on all the 'big' cars.